Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

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Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Kheron » Mon May 18, 2020 11:19 am

Fuck were they ever right about that. Had my first (and second) mead two days ago, then went and got more of the first yesterday. Dansk Mjød, Viking Blod, is the one I would recommend of the two (hence why I bought it twice). It is a Danish mead based off a recipe from the 1700s. The other was a Baltimore brand called Charm City, Elderberry flavor. Charm City's was tart & dry with no hint of honey or the thick feeling of it. Viking Blod, though? Stronger, richer, deeper flavor. Even if you take a sip that feels like it's about to kick you in your pants the feeling of the honey immediately follows, so it basically has a built in chaser.

And it's instantly become my favorite drink. So delicious, alcoholic enough to have a good time (19%) and not get fucking BLITZED like a retarded frat boy trying to black out 30 minutes into the night.

Why in the ever loving fuck is mead not more popular?! The Scandinavians had it right...hundreds of years ago. Like, they won. They perfected alcohol. If you like good things, treat yourself to a bottle. If you only enjoy stuff so shitty you hate yourself after every drink, idk what to tell you.

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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by AngryIVer » Mon May 18, 2020 6:48 pm

Doesn't mead have something to do with the ol' scurvey-roo?
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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Kheron » Mon May 18, 2020 7:35 pm

Not that I've read. Scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency anyway.

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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Das Troll » Tue May 19, 2020 1:21 am

I would assume that mead is just a niche drink. The recipe that I'm going to make soon requires 18lbs of honey to do 12 gallons. That shit is expensive. Grape slurry concentrate would be much cheaper to make, least from the prices I've seen. Mead is also very different from most other drinks in terms of flavor.

You can make a gallon of mead with about a pound and a half of honey. Go head and try it.

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Post by AngryIVer » Tue May 19, 2020 6:37 am

I'm thinking of Grog, my bad. I'm fucking retarded.
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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Kheron » Tue May 19, 2020 11:36 am

I definitely wanna try making my own mead some time, that would be cool. Might even try to bottle & sell some mead if it's pretty good.

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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Das Troll » Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:52 pm

Finally got off my ass and made some mead. I can post the recipe if anyone is interested.
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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Enigma » Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:21 am

Your setup is more professional than mine ever was.
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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Das Troll » Wed Jan 27, 2021 11:16 am

Helladamnleet wrote:
Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:21 am
Your setup is more professional than mine ever was.
The jugs are the most expensive and worrying part. They're already heavy and glass, trying ot shake or stir the mix is pretty difficult considering how heavy it is.

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Post by Enigma » Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:31 pm

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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Das Troll » Wed Jan 27, 2021 11:26 pm

Helladamnleet wrote:
Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:31 pm
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This is an easier fix for it. You can pretty much use any fish tank air stone as long as you don't pull it from your tank first. You don't want fish shit and algae floating in your wine.
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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Enigma » Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:19 am

Seems like a pain in the ass to get into the bottle
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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by fuckreddit » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:47 am

i feel like you could put that algae shit in and sell it because it's "artisinal" or claim its japanese
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Post by Das Troll » Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:56 am

fuckreddit wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:47 am
i feel like you could put that algae shit in and sell it because it's "artisinal" or claim its japanese
Probably. Theres a sucker born every minute.

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Post by Das Troll » Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:04 pm

Nearly finished bottling that mead. Nearly 50, 750ml bottles of the stuff. It was a big job, but in the end I saved a lot of money by doing it myself.

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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Enigma » Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:44 pm

That's awesome! Nice yield
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Re: Mead! The Nectar of the Gods!

Post by Das Troll » Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:18 pm

I ran out of bottles. I'm going to have to use beer bottles now.
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